because of threats to criminalize me for engaging in journalism, which the first amendment to the united states constitution guarantees that i have the right to do without interference. so i am not going to let a bunch of reactionaries in the u.s. government who are afraid of transparency criminalize journalism to the point where i stay out. i just want to make sure that when i come back i do it in a way that's as careful as possible. >> i want to play more of what congressman mike rogers said alluding to you. let's listen. >> there have been discussions about selling of access to this material to both newspaper outlets and other places. mr. comby, to the best of your knowledge is fencing stolen material, is that a crime? >> yes, it is. >> and would be the selling the access of classified material that is stolen from the united states government, would that be a crime? >> it would be. it's an issue that can be complicated if it involves a news gathering, a news promulgation function.